Attention animators! The 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival 2011 will once again be showcasing animated short films produced by animators of Asian ethnicities in a 90-minute all-animation program. All forms of animation (traditional, claymation, stop-motion, flash, CGI, etc) will be accepted for consideration into this competitive festival. Films by all animators (of all ethnicities) pertaining to Asian issues and themes will also be considered. Please submit DVD screeners for consideration. If selected, all films will be screened in glorious HD 1080p format. A Best Animated Short Film Award will be awarded with prizes to be determined.

The year 2011 will be SDAFF's 12th year of celebrating the best in Asian Cinema in sunny San Diego. Last year, SDAFF screened over 150 films in 8 days with many industry celebrities in attendance. The all-animation program was a resounding success with 2 sold out shows and 1 encore screening due to popular demand. THE WONDER HOSPITAL, by Shimbe Shim took the Best Animated Short Award.

Help make SDAFF a success again by submitting your animation and spreading the word to your friends and associates who may also be interested. Thank you.

Here's last year's Animation Program, which had one of our strongest lineups yet with official selections from SIGGRAPH, Sundance, & Annecy and from schools such as UCLA, CalArts, & SVA just to name a few.

Aside from Animation, we also show some excellent features, live-action shorts, and documentaries from all of Asia as well as Asian American cinema over 8 days including a posh & glamorous awards gala and lots of parties. So hurry and submit your animated films, and plan on coming to chill with us in San Diego this October.